Entrance, St. Mary's of the Lake, Mundelein, Ill.

The University of St. Mary of the Lake was established in 1921 under the same charter given to the University when it was located in Chicago. It is the main seminary and school of theology for the Archdiocese of Chicago, although students from other dioceses across the country attend here as well.
The University is situated on over 800 acres in Mundelein, Illinois. The Chicago Archdiocese purchased what was then known as Kenlock Park as well as the adjacent property of the Sheldon Correspondence School of Creative Salesmanship. Other property parcels were acquired over the next two years.
Chicago architect Joseph W. McCarthy designed the buildings in an early American Georgian-style, to reflect George Cardinal Mundelein's patriotism and desire for the buildings to have a distinctly American look. The buildings were constructed by the Thompson-Starrett Co. of Chicago.
Although the first classes began in September of 1921, they met in buildings left from the old Sheldon School until the seminary's buildings were completed in February 1928.
The University and the town of Mundelein received international attention when they hosted the International Eucharistic Congress in 1926, the first such Congress on American soil, attended by one million people.

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The University of St. Mary of the Lake was established in 1921 under the same charter given to the University when it was located in Chicago. It is the main seminary and school of theology for the Archdiocese of Chicago, although students from other dioceses across the country attend here as well.
The University is situated on over 800 acres in Mundelein, Illinois. The Chicago Archdiocese purchased what was then known as Kenlock Park as well as the adjacent property of the Sheldon Correspondence School of Creative Salesmanship. Other property parcels were acquired over the next two years.
Chicago architect Joseph W. McCarthy designed the buildings in an early American Georgian-style, to reflect George Cardinal Mundelein's patriotism and desire for the buildings to have a distinctly American look. The buildings were constructed by the Thompson-Starrett Co. of Chicago.
Although the first classes began in September of 1921, they met in buildings left from the old Sheldon School until the seminary's buildings were completed in February 1928.
The University and the town of Mundelein received international attention when they hosted the International Eucharistic Congress in 1926, the first such Congress on American soil, attended by one million people.

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